Mecca Diaries

Part 2

This video offers a rare glimpse into the annual global rite of Islam of performing Hajj, on a pilgrimage to Mecca among 3 million other Muslims. Images are not allowed throughout many of the holy lands, so this clandestine documentary is an eye-opening experience for a Westerner at the largest gathering of the world, what the most faithful wait their lifetimes to see.

John Wellington Ennis is a documentary filmmaker looking to mix the funny with the message. His films have explored election fraud, the pharmaceutical industry, and why Rudy Giuliani has so many issues. Soon to be released is his feature comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade, Wild Girls Gone, starring Amy Poehler in a small-town political satire. Ennis blogs on politics, documentaries, and comedy at www.johnennis.tv.